The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Those of our readers who have an appetite for city in telligence, and with whom it is a sort of prescriptive nes cessity to return homewards rumour-crammed from the purlieus of 'Change-alley, may consult the article headed " Money-market,' for the " lie of the day." There are few things more laughable than the com mentaries of brokers, who dabble in the finesses of tolitics, and speculate on possibilities nine or ten times removed beyond the ken of ordinary observers. Thus notice merely expressive of the desire to know where steamsboats might be had when wanted, was construed into, " an extraordinary anxiety" to hasten the despatch of the troops to Portugal; it being at the same time well understood, that several men of War at Ports mouth are actually in readiness to receive those troops, the positively destined.to convey them. So, likewise, the sending the Guards, mid other regiments, by men of War instead of regular transports, ought to - pass with the same ingenious gentlemen for a proof that Go vernment apprehended an attack upon them by priva teers in the chops of the Channel. Consols exhibited the usual illustration of Swift's old song for children, which is often apparent when the nerves of the citizens have displaced for a time their understanding : • " Here we go up, up, up, " And here we go down, down, down-y"- 774, 781, 78, 7n, &c. The premiums on India Bonds and Exchequer-bills all disappeared ;• bills, not to be "discounted ; " proiperity" 4 per Cents. down to 924; with other marks and symptoms of some dire commotion in the paper world. To us, this com plexity of potpie seems wondrous odd at such a mo- Ment, inasmuch" as we are sincerely of opinion that British securities of all kinds are intrinsically better than thy were a week ago, in exact proportion to tne efficacy . of those means for protecting u r allies and vindicating ourselves, which were at that time equally required, without being adopted, but of which the subsequent adoption has in no degree increased the necessity—as it has, beyond all question, 'rather confirmed than impaired the general advantage of our condition. The French 3 per Cents. having fallen to 62 in this market, looks very unfavourable to M. Villele's plan of a conversion of his 5 per cent. stock. The impression among sober-minded persons teenia to be, that as England and France are of one 'Mind upon the inestimable value of that state of peace 'and happy intercourse which has now so long reigned between' the respective Governments and their sub jects, and as, moreover, they have both concurred in 'holding the same language ,of remonstrance and ad- MOll4lOll to Ferdinand upon, his unprincipled conduct, there is no good ground for supposing that, from the actual posture of affairs, any thing like a rupture of their tranquillity, or even a suspension of their confi denCe and harmOnV, will ; follow. If Portugal be put completely out of "danger by the well-timed succour et this country s and if Irerdinand's advisers be convinced that any further efforts to disturb her independence would be vain, it appears very feasible for France and England to, congratulate each other cordially on the accomplishment of an object so essential to the com mon interests ofnationa.—Times4 The*debates in both *Houses of Parliament on the *King of England's message, have sanctioned, in their progress and their issue,those statements and opinions which we had before presented to she nation on the affairs of the Peninsula, and our duties consequent upon them. And here, at an impoitatit crisis, we may be allowed to say a few words on oni'own conduct.— We know that envy of our success has induced sonic to say that we study popular feeling, and cater for it s--that we follow the multitude. Let us take our pre sent proceedings as a proof: No sooner had we read his Majesty!s unmeaning speech on the 'commence ment of the present Session, with Mr. Canning's preg nant comment on it, than we :said that the state of affairs on the Peninsula of Spain and Portugal was one that might lead to a positive war at any lime, — that it was already rather 'an armed neutrality than a peace. Did we follow the public opinion in this, we ask, or did we lead it ? Did we speak agreeable truths, or painful ones? Yet the result has 'been such as predicted. We ask for no more re spectin us than a reputation, be it good or found ed on facts.. The verification of our opinions on the past, may give us some additional claim to attention when describing the present—May inspire some confi dence, if we attempt to open the future. We are, then, at war; but let it be observed, that we are, as yet, at w a r . only with Spain—not with France. Yet France, or the French Government, will excuse us if we say, that-the observation of their past conduct must nas turally, up to the present time, have inspired its with just 'suspicion of the sincerity of all then professions with respect to the Peninsula. Under what various pretences 'was the French army assembled on the Py . renees ? What various characters did it bear ? was a "c , ordon sankaire ;" it was " an army of observa tion ;', it was, in short, called every thing but what it really was. Buonaparte himself hardly showed more duplicity, or put forth more perfidious explanations, when he obtained possession of the Spanish fortresses ;1 after obtaining possession of which fortresses, the it well.,remembered, he invaded Portugal also, and is : sued the insolent declaration that " the House of Braganza had ceased to reign." How could we,then, ' give - faith td any assurance that the present French army was to retire e Are we blameable for our distrust? Yet it does not appear (far be it from us to conceal any thing, though it may seem to make against our argument) that his Most Christian Majesty had re called his Ambassador from Madrid before our hos tile armament was begun; and that he had, by letters to , the King of Spain, threatened the immediate recall of his troops, if the nef a ri o u s proceedings on the Portuguese frontiers. were not discontinued.- - In defiance, however, of this threat, the nefarious proceedings have been consummated in the invasion •of Portugal. Why, then, dues the French army linger in the Peninsula ? Why does it not repass the. Pyrenees ? Dumoustier is recalled now let the army retire. The latter measure cannot be pitted, by the enemies of France, to liar f ear of. England ; because it is the result of a declaration —it is • the execution of a threat which was uttered before we took up, or contemplated faking up, arena. However, there is, iv homage which the great p ay to .thregreat, without timidity on either side : there 14 ,1 and-should be, some difference between our manner of treating the French,—a breVe and Military people like ourselves, however .erring,—and that of treating the, adherents of Ferdinand. There is no reason why France and .England should not agree as to the future lot, of Spain. It would be misery, and even a dis grace, for two.such nations to go to war for such a • cause . We have both of us many wounds to heal yet. We were reposing almost in the lap of each other ; wel l were the amicable personal relations that had taken Pliee.hetween the families of the two kingdoms. Our request_ for ourselves, we should think, would' not be extravagant or offensive. We are obliged to defend our allies ~w e are bound in honour and duty to place than in security against foreign: aggression, and to re store to them the indefeasible right, which has been vio lated, of regulating their internal affairs according to their own taste. Let us perform this duty—let us dis charge this obligation. Let us thoroUghly disperse and annihilate, as a military body, the rebel force which has been organized in Spain for the invasion of its na tive laud ; and then let the French and English troops quit the Peninsula together,—on the same day, if such an arrangement suit,—in which case neither force can be said to retire, from the other ;, for we would not di'sgi'ace brave men by an act that might seem to cast a reproach on their courage. Frenchmen, you have bad possession of the Spanish part of the Peninsula for three years, and, great wrong has b e en rrpetrated under your powerful protec tion. You cannot think it much to suffer the English to aid the Portuguese part of the same PemnSula for , a few months, and, meanwhile, so to have arranged the measures necessary for Your departure, that the last .squadron or detachment of each protecting force may quit the peninsular territory at the same time. The conclusion of the King of France's speech, as it may be thought, and as indeed we hinted yesterday, is warlike. But it may be asked, in reply, how could the Sovereign in such a case pay his people a less courteous compliment, that to say that " they will again display their military virtues should honour oblige them ?" "Whether the French advance or recede,—and perhaps in the latter case more particularly,it may have been proper to assert that fear had no part in their de cision. For ourselves as Englishmen, we only expect justice at their hands—that is, such justice as the case will admit now, for we have already, as Mr. Canning said, borne much wrong in suffering the invasion and occupa tion of the Peninsula. If France, urged by a fanatical party, persevere in this wrong, the guilt of opening the wounds of the civilized world afresh be her's; the guilt be her's of recommencing a war which cannot but be ruin• ous to her,—,to her fairest hopes of improvement,—to her incipient commerce and mannfacturesand which is un necessary to prove her courage. The correspondence of Mr. Lamb, our Ambassador at the Court of Madrid, in serted in yesterday's Journal, shows that gentleman, 'we should think, to be an active-minded and able diplomatist, and evinces the treachery—no doubt the prescribed treachery—of the Spanish Generals on the Portuguese frontier.—lbid. Our readers will see from a brief notice in another column, that the question, whether. the 'Magistrates of . Middlesex should continue to deliberate with closed • doors, was yesterday agitated at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, and that formal notice of a motion on the subject was given for a future day. Understanding that one subject to be discussed yesterday was of great interest, namely, the comparative advantages of a County ASylum, and private hotises for the reception of pauper lunatics, we had several reporters in attend ance to convey an account of it to the public,. who ought to know the grounds for a decision which con cerns them so deeply ; but, as will be seen from the notice, they could not obtain an introduction. It is, as was truly obser'ved by the Noblemen and Gentle men at the late County of Norfolk Meeting, contrary to the spirit of' the Constitution that any set of men should have the power of taxing heavily their fellow subjectS without responsibility. The Magistrates of the County of Middlesex have certainly no claim to an exemption from accountability on the ground of the irreproachable manner in which they have always executed their trust. great period. has, elapsed since disclosures of a very serious nature were made, affecting die character; of some of their body, and proving an astonishing degree of carelessness, if we should give it no harsher term, on the part of some of • • our functionaries. We allude mom particularly to the very suspicious disappearance of many im portant records 'and papers, containing the only evidence by which certain transactions could be cleared up. In short, the public have long been taught 'to believe, that in the disposal of their money. by the Mid dlesex Magistrates, a great improVement in more respects than.one would be effected by publicity. They may reeol leet the statements which one of their number, Mr. Mum :ion, of Hummeremith, was some time ago compelled to make in vindication (himself, in which that worthy Ma gistrate showed, pretty satiSfactOrily, that he had drawn down on himself the hostility of some of his brethren, be cause he had endeavoured to oppose himself -to the jobs promoted by them. We trust, therefore, that those Ma l , gistrates (and there must be many such), whose conduct is.above suspicion, will disdain to lend themselves to the concealment of the unworthy conduct of some of their brethren, who make' their office subservient to private ends. n these days Magistrates, who wish the support. of publie.eonfidence,must show that they are entitled to it. If the House of Commons do not hesitate to confess, that when screened in Committees from the public eye, they have lent themselves to the grossest acts of injustice, are we to be asked by Middlesex Magistrates, to believe their virtue of so much a more elevated description, that secrecy and opportunity will always be unavailing against it? The Middlesex Magistrates will not surely have the effrontery to lay claim to any such superiority over other men. If Mr. Peel thought that i Atting in light on Committees of the House of Commons would, improve them, we may safely infer that a similar course would produce no bad ef fect on the Middlesex Magistrates.--Morning Chronicle. In the repOrt which we gave of the sitting of the instant, the Chamber of Deputies of the 4th - the - Minister for Foreign Affairs, after giving an ac count of the situation in which Portugal was 'placed with reference to foreign powers, made use of the fol lowing remarkable words The Apostolic Junta rules the Cabinet of Madrid, and has, unfortunately, ramified in Portugal, and must be considered as the greatest pest of monarchies-4e most infamous league agaiifst Kings, and the civilixation of Europe." But by whose aid does the. Apostolic Junta rule the Cabinet of Madrid ? By the armed aid of France. The power of the Apostolic Junta, great as it has been, was put down in Spain, and by Spaniards only, until French armies came to restore it. Ever since that period. the Apostolic Junta has been engaged hi crushing every principle of thought and action in Spain which is not in conformity with passive submis sion to the ,civil despotism of the Monarch, .and the ecclesiastical tyranny of the Court of Rome. To es tablish this twofold power, in opposition to all rational freedom--all independence of mind—all intelligence — all civil virtue, is the unceasing endeavour of the Spanish Priesthood. . A sithilar power has un happily but too evident a controul over time politics of the French Government. Its .fatal ascendancy was seen in that scandalons violation of the peace I_Of EUrope, which, for the first the, after the iti°lttun declaration of the Allied Sovereigns to the contrary, subverted. the principle of the independence. of "lions by - sending -70,000 bayonets to settle the internal affairs of Spain. As bad examples are sooner copied than good eite,,, Austria speedily acted Upon this precedent, and interfered with the GoVernment of Naples by the stone mode Or armed legislation. But let us sup pose for an instant that Spaju and Naples. had originally Constitutional Cioveramenta instead of despotic ones, and, for some reason orother, did, at the timo to we allude, get rid of those Constitutional GovernMents, and set up despotic ones in their stead—and• let us suppose that.the English' Ministers, dislihiugthe diffusion of den pons: principles principles as much as the ; C omic o f France and Austria dislike.the extension of. frea'principles,. had sent out armies to each of those Starts, :and by the irresistible logic of her cannon,, swept away the newly-erected arbi trary powers, and restored the old Representative forms of Government, what an outcry there would have been, froni Petersburgh to Paris, of the violent infraction which Eng land had committed with regard to the independence of nations, which she had just before solemnly pledged herself to observe—yet, niutatis nominike, France and Austria have done this very thing, under the direction of the Apostolic Junta which governs their Cabinets, and yet, With the most hypocritical composure, . they affect an earnest anxiety for universal peace. But there will be no security for the dignity of thrones or the rights of nations, as long as a busy, intriguing, grasping, and ambitious priesthood, continues to exercise a political authority over Princes and Statesmen, instad of being content to teach them and their subjects the duties of religion and morality. All incendiaries, whether in public or private life, are de testable, but religious incendiariii are the worst of Morning Herald. • Love of liberty and hatred towards all who oppOse it, are so natural to•an Englishman, that he does not always pause to inquire what may be the result of the zeal which animates him upon the subject. Embarked in such a cause, and influenced by such motives,' we do not at all wonder at the enthusiasm which is just now excited towards Portugal and against Spain ; and that so large and influential a portion of the public press should re-echo the public voice, and beat in accordance with so large, and that so generous a portion of the public feeling. It is not that we un dervalue, or feel less influenced by similar feelings, that we feel inclined to stem, in some degree, the tide of general enthusiasm upon this momentous occa. 7 sion. It would be easy enough to urge topics in its fa vour; nor are we , in any degree insensible to them ; but we cannot be insensible too, to certain very ob vious truths, which we think are as worthy of consi deration. Among the most obvious of these is, that which neither people nor statesmen should ever lose sight of,—that war is itself an evil of the first magni tude, which it should be the firm and steady effort of all men constantly to avoid ; and that of all wars, those should be most sedulously avoided. which possess no national object. When we look at the enor mous debt of this country, and reflect that the whole of it has been incurred in prosecuting fo reign wars of very doubtful necessity, and some, if not all of them, of still more doubtful policy,when we consider that this country, great as she is in arms, is still greater in the arts which peace alone pro tects and nourishes,, we shall not, we trust, be accused of wantonly and unnecessarily stemming the strong tide of temporary enthusiasm, when we call upon the Govern ment to pause, and the public to hesitate, before the one, backed by the overwhelming influence of the other, in- . volves the country too deeply in a contest, which has no object strictly personal to ourselves, and the consequences of which are but too likely to postpone to a distant and incalculable period our - deliverance from those evils in which the former wars have so unhappily involVed us. We are aware of what is clue to the faith of treaties—nor would we for a moment compromise the national faith; all that we would ask of the GovernMent and of the country at large is, that the One and the other would weigh well the consequences that niay ensue from a state of warfare in its present situation; and that a spirit of wild, unreflecting en thusiasm on the part of the latter, may .not urge on the former to a more extended adoption of foreign interests than treaties require, or than our situation will prudently admit of. Applause, however gratifying, is in itself more dangerous and treacherous than opposition ;, and we should not be at all surprised were we to live to see th'ose very persons who are now most clamorous and urgent in forcing the country into hostilities, among the first to up braid the Government with the consequences of their own advice. This has happened before now, and may happen again.—lbid. We are glad that Mr. Brougham has alluded, in the House of Commons, to the present state of the Law of Libel. We recollect. his having brought in a Bill upon the subject several years ago, but never could understand why he had neglected the question so long as to have appeared to abandon it altogether. That the Session was advanced when the Bill was read a first time,, was, true, but several years have since elapsed without the subject having been resumed ; but though much mischief has been done in the interval, on ac count of the continuance of the . vicious find absurd state of thp La% of Libel, yet this good has arisen out of it, that the unjust and iniquitous operation of the law has been so clearly manifested, that we believe no man, whose interest it is not to keep the press shackled with the fetters of a most oppressive system, can any longer raise a voice in its defence. : Whatever: may hare been the cause which induced -Mr% Brougham to refiain from calling the attention of Ministers and the Parliament to the subject so long, he merits the thanks of the public for reverting to the subject at present ; and we trust that the talents and information which he possesses to elucidate such a question, will not be more remarkable than his perseVerance in' bringing it to a successful result, in touching upon• the subject, on Wednesday night, he confined himself princlpally to the hardship which affects the defendant in cases of indictment for libel, when no averment of the truth is allowed to be 'pleaded or proved in evidence. And why ? On the absurd ground that truth is a.libel, when it becomes the subject of an indictment, be cause it leads to a breach of the peace. But the law has its- own especial provisions for breaches of the peace without mixing up that subject with ques tions of libel ; and if the law is not strong enough to vindicate its authority against violence, the law ought, to be amended and made more effectual for that purpose. There is -no greater service which the press, in the exercise den intelligent and honest free dom, can do society than it effects by the timely exposure of the character and- *objects of bad men, who, relying upon the ignorance which the public may have of their former actions and character, pursue their vicious courses without any dread of the retaliation of opinion. There are many offences against society—especially in the way of fraud--- . -which the law, on account of its technical nice 7 - ties, cannot punish; but th e l a w of opinion is not only less bui more effectiv e w h en ca ll e d into action, than the law of the land. There is also a great necessity for re viiing the mode of proceeding with respect to civil actions. The technical difficulties attending the present mode of pleading a justification causes many defendants, even when they to be in substance true, .to abandon it, and trust to can prove . the allegations of the libel the more limited evidence which is allowed to be given under the general issue, Now, why should not a defen dant be allowed to prove the truth of the statements which the plaintiff calls false and malitious ender the general issue, and rebut the imputation of malice, without pleading a justification at all? There are: other modes of action in which the special matter is allowed to be given in evidence without the necessity o f p l ea di n g it ; as, for instance, in against M ag i stra t e s and constables, under the certain at Jaynesof fons justice can, be answered by cc • this principle being acted upon in one case, we demand to know why it should not in another ? We hope and ex pect this question will undergo that investigation,' and will relieve the press, as the medium of public opinion, from the injurious thraldom in which it is now held ;- and which gives to the worst enemies of law and morals a dangerous impunity.--/bd. • The excitement natu ra lly produced by his Majesty's- M e ssage,. and by. Mr. C a nning 'a speech, on in , creasing; but we predict it will sopLautnide, fur it rests. on no. sufficient grounds.': The question is treated as one of war„ instead of being . regarded in its true colours, a measure of precaution, to avoid war. It is absurd to consider the,course pursued by his Majesty's Government, as an actual declaration - of hostilities towards Spain ; and still more absurd,, as it appears to us, is the determination to discover a warlike tendency in the Speech of the King of We have considered, and re-considered, this document, and profess our inability to see in it any belligerent feeling.. But, dismissing altogether speculative opi nions, we can unequivocally state, that the policy of France, at this moment, is decidedly pacific ; and that our own Ministers contemplate no occasion, as likely to arise, which_ will derange that policy.. We may ask indeed, with whom is a war to be waged ? Not certainly with Spain, abandoned by France ; and, abandoned by France, she would be, if it were possible to suppose her rash enough to provoke further the resentment of Eng lund. Is it, then, a war with France that is to be appre hended ? We should not think of arguing seriously with any one who would maintain this proposition. - A man who strews that he is fully prepared and determined to repel an insult, •is the last person likely tojeceive one. England is that man at the present moment. She has indeed stretched forth her arm in the attitude of defiance— but we have yet to learn who will bid her strike.-- New Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON-GARDEN.--Elizabeth Sparks was charged by a diminutive gentleman, named Brooksbank, with stealing from his person four sovereigns, four half sovereigns, and 16 shillings. The prosecutor was returning home late on Monday evening, when accosted by the prisoner, who persisted in walking by his side a considerable distance. Finding, however, that her ;Inver tunitiei were unheeded, she suddenly seized him round the waist, held him for a moment, then leOsed her hold and ran away. The moment he was at liberty, he examined his pockets, and missed his purse, containing the property above named. This was corroborated by Cadman, a watchman, near the Angel Inn, Islington. The prisoner said she had never been in the neighbourhood be fore last night, and if allowed time could prove an alibi. Remanded until Tuesday next. MARLBOROUGH STREET.—A woman, known by the appellation of " Dumb 2tfary, the fortune-teller," was brought up to this Office, charged with assaulting a number of persons, and being guilty of the most violent conduct, in Peter-street, on Wednesday.—Ordered to be three months imprisoned. MARYLEBONE-OFFICE.--Yesterday Mr. Turk, proprie tor of the George IV. public.house, in Duke-street, Lisson green ; Mr. Bass, of the ROyal Oak, in Circus-street ; Mr. Bildoek, of the Nightingale, in Lisson-grove Mr. Morley, of the Bell-inn, at Kilburn; and Mr. Gilkes, of the Black Lion, at Paddington, were respectively fined 40s. and costs, for keeping their houses open during divine service in the afternoon of Sun day, the 3d of December. An information had also been laid against Mr.Perkina, of the Cock public-house, at Kilburn ; and Aaron Rawlins came forward to support it by his evidence, who described himself as a hairdresser. In answer to many questions put by Mr. RAWLZNSON, and Mr. Wooler, who represented Mr. Harmer, in behalf of the de fendant, be said, he no longer fidlowed his original profession of hair-dressing, but spent his whole time in seeking cases of infor mation for the benefit of Johnson ; and with reluctance he told the Magistrate that he is paid 10e. a-day when employed in town, and 20s. a-day when in the country; besides which, Johnson oc casionally pays his expellees, and each week consists of seven working days. The questions were pressed :by Mr. Wooler, to show, if pos• sible, that he was interested in the proceedings; but as that did not appear, his evidence was taken, and he swore that he ob tained liquor at the bar of the Cock, at 10 minutes past three, in the afternoon of Sunday, the 3d instant, and that at the same . . time he saw others drinking in the house. In answer, Mr. Wooler said the house in question stands in the parish of Willesden. He called forward Mr. Francis Pink, of Kilburn, who is in the practice of attending_ Willesden parish church, and be proved, that the service, at the church commence in the inorning at eleven, and close at one; and in the evening at six, and clost at eight; and, therefore, between three and four in the afternoon is not the usual time of Divine service in that parish. After hearing this, Johnson said he should leave the case en tirely with the Magistrate, and if the decision was against him, he should look after the defendant in' future between six and eight in the evening.—The information was dismissed. Mr. Wormxx asked Mr.'Rawlinson to grant him a summons against Johnson for pursuing his usual avocation upon the Lorry's day. Johnson—Works of necessity must be done. Mr. Wootra..--We will try the necessity of the case it the worthy Magistrate will grant the summons. A summons was not granted. Ann Hadley, a young married woman, was charged under a warrant with having assaulted Henry Fricker. Fricker, who was formerly a 'gentleman's servant, stated, that having a writ out against the defendant's husband, he accompa• nied a sheriff's officer to his apartments, when Mrs. Hadley jump ed out of bed, attempted to stab him with a fork, and, as he made his retreat down stairs, she flung the fire-tongs after him and injured his back. Mrs. Hadley acknowledged that she made some resistance, but said she never had the fork in her hand. Pricker forced his way into her chamber before she was up, and behaved with great indecency. Mr. liAmtNsott dinnissed the warrant; UNION-HALL.---A few days ago, a Mr. Hunt, one of the select vestry belonging to St. Mary, Lambeth, .applied at this office for a warrant to search the premises of Mr. William Gibbs, the son of the late master of Nor rood-house of Industry, who had feloniously conveyed away from the workhouse certain property, consisting of a few rope mats, some leather, and about 41b. of black lead, the property of the above parish. Mr.' Hunt said, that the father of the individual ag ainst whom . . he now complained, had beta for a considerable time master of the House of Industry at Norwood, which was attached to 'Latnbetl► fur the reception of the poor of the parish, that he died a short time since, and at his decease, upon" the removal of his family from the work-house, his son had feloniously carried off a variety of property belonging to the said parish, which he, the applicant, had every reason to believe was then iu his possession. A number of gentlemen here spoke in high terms of the charac ter of the accused. The Magistrate—Mr. Gibbs' character is not at all affected by these proeeediage: there is not the shadow of a pretext that he had those things with a felonious intent, even admitting' them to he the property of the parish of Lambeth. The parish officers all stared at one another ; one of them ob served, " I was not aware before that Mr. Gibbs had accompa nied the constable back to his house, and shown him the faci lities that it is now asserted he did." Another said; " that he had not advised such premature measures , to be taken against Mr. Gibbs." A third said, " that if the accused was kept longer in custody, he hail no doubt a strong case would be made out against him." ' • Mr. Harmer—! think my client will have a much stronger ease against all of you for presuming to have him apprehended on such a charge; and I shall advise him to enter - act ,ns against one and all of you. • Mr. Swaatv then discharged the accused. N&TTLES.—The nettle is said to have the follow ing properties : eaten in salad, it.r i e t li: us an e s on nt s i u d m ot p e ti t o o n m ; o i a t t fa m tte a :s . I pc i a o rol i v •n me e s d o, tetesuattttlllieem, laying of whether eaten eeeigarteionflianguirl: d ried it p ri r ed on : tn ee n th : . f o a n t l only of pigs d et i e e n s m sh ake eep an wh e i x e ce h i e le a l t it i . t heir brin p g ...... s it l g ara ro l vis is all it excellentf t / h a e hal u r tfh t yr 3 h f vo n ir i gse l o . sm: the seeds, mixed with oats, are the year ' round, even in the colde st he at he r; and the fibres of the by a stone having.been thrown on his head by a f A short time since, a man was killed in a quarry at a greater el e v a ti on . A C oroner at end we re impannelled, hea r d th e ev id ence, l a id t h e i r t rieaz edlo O 7 k t eh eh jup labourer, ,Tory on, working and asked them what they meant, al heads together, and returned a verdict of '6 Wilful Accident." li t tAmxt hink ag of h :t t u l rning such a verdict. The Foreman at the man had been told a person was working un and that he must have wilfully thrown the stone T rhdepee h r e coniiesed C ul o ti r l o , : nirrol v ntb, 'in the due course of his work, which, by accident, killed the man, an d w hich, Sir, must and can be nothing else than a wilful sea. dent." The Coroner, not convinced, assured them their verdict was such as he never could receive ; end; after some considerable difficulty, gut them to consider thl matter, when they reluctantly returned a ver . diet of " 1 4. 1analaughter.".....Exeter Mint/ Post. MEETINGS - OF CREDITOR* LONDON MARY, TUESDAY, Dze. 19. (At the Court of Commissioners.) Albany, .J., Ware, barge-master-1 0 Almosnino, S., Bevis Marks, merchant-11 Badnall, R. jun., Queen-st. Cheapside, dealer-10 Barber, J. and 8., Cornhill, stockbrokers-- 11 Batger, W., Henley, grocer-10 Baum, J., Hackney, victualler-1 Beard, C., Stroud, Gloucestershire, clothier--1 1 Beauvais, A., John-street, Berkeley-square, wine-merebant..-11 Belf, W., Fencintrch-street, undertaker-11 Blagg, E., Yarmouth, grocer-10 Booty, J., Newport, grocer-11 Boulter, D. Reading, draper-10 Bray, T., Chelsea, carpenter-12 Breachley, sea. and jun., Milton, Kent, distillers- 11 Bucklaud, T., Billiter-street, broker-1 0 • Burcldtardt, J., Strand, goldsmith-12 Calvert, S., Fore-street, flax-dresser- 11 Chapman, W., St. Neots, currier-11 Coxbead, 8., Cannon-street, grocer-1 0 Dtudney, J., Commercial-road, cheesemonger--- 12 Dubois, C., King-street, Covent-garden, auetioneer—. ll Dwyer, New-street, Covent-garden, tailor—l o Elliston, R. W., Drury•lane Theatre, bookseller- 1 Finch, R., Eghant, Surrey, grocer-9 George, J., London-wall, coach builder-10 Gilbert, J., Maidstone, rope maker-10 Godwin, W., Strand, bookseller-2 COUNTRY DIARY, AIMMAIf, Dsc. Baldwyn, J., Tiverton :London Inn, Exeter-4 1 Bannister, J., Merthyr Tidvil—Castle, Brecon--I 0 Brown, T., Kingston—George, Kingston- 11 Buckley tau! Co., Manchester—White's,lllanchester.-10 Cooke T. and J., Cheltenham—George, Cheltenbain--11 Hedges, G., Wingrave—George, Aylesbury..- 10 Hudson, G., New Malton—Talbot, Malta ' Jones, J., Cheltenham—Fleeee, Chen enham--1 Lucas,. P., Preston—Bull, Preston-1 1 Merrell, J., Cheltenham—George; Cheltenham -11 Oliver, W., Salford—White's, blanchester- -11 Roebuck, W., Huddersfield--Mr.Huildessfield--1 Rogers, .1., Shrewsbury—Talbot, Shrewsbury -1 Smith, P., Liverpool—Star, Blanchester--9 Whither, P., Petworth—Half-moon, Petwoith--S • pe l t N iti S on O s L to VE be N i T ie S an A i a P i P P L: t l u N gai G ..st T ree o t, B L E inco D i l : e. C in H n A .6 R e G i t i r :,Ton, don, Dec. 19, at Nine. Barber, J., Walworth, chemist Barratt, E., Lambeth, plane-maker Fenney, T., Woolwich, baker Fowle, T , Blackfriars-road, tailor Goodman, H., Chelsea, plasterer Jenkins, J., Stepney, baker Newton, 1., Regent-street, shopman Shepherd, E King:4*nd, labourer Snell, G., Islington, undertaker • Sulivan, J., Commercial road, lieut. R.N. Taylor, S., Shoreditcb, cabinet-maker Tomlin, t 4., Carter-lane, grocer Tomlinson, S., Red Lion-street, music-master Whitby, E., Bridges-street, boot-maker Yates, J,, 'Manchester, plumber THE MARKETS. of meat, its prices were almost nominal, - SOUTHALL MARKET.—Dee. la There having been scarcely any demand for the inferior kind° was hardly saleable ; but the number of what are teiined PP_ ; Christmas Beasts having been by far more limited than hid b re d anticipated, end the salesmen determined to send those :4:7 8 ; or to Smithfield that did not command the money til l 8 k o ily them, these, as far as they were sold, produced extrosg high prices per stone of Sibs. to sink the offals:—• nd toy , 01. 8eef....—.—.—....... Ss..l . d. to 6.1. Od. I Veil ...........",---- 4 ,, - 0 ' 9 , Mutton *. 3 2 4 4 I Pork ...........- id to Ind. P e ' Mutton WAS *2d. per stone lower, superior Beef fr . the - ,,rdor y N it stone higher than on this day se'tinight ; in l u. " 1 le part of the " 1 ' of Beef, Veal, and Pork, no alteration. A constder ply remained unsold at the clone of the market. ' - and even good Muttinon. LEWES MARKET..--nce. ~, 0, ed. Beet 44„ Od. to 6a. ad. 1 ° ° II Mutton 3 S 4 8 t Vit .. abe t thing' very du Supply mat, and trade with good Ales AI LSHAM MARKET. INC' 3 ' 04. t o n" (1, ,fßef al. to ss. Ott I Veal tc: 00 Mutton 0.1 B 48 I pa i r -~" r i stnu • ; trade Supply not very large for that of tha grea' with prime Beef rather brisk, with Mutton dull. . lof MANCHESTER CORN 31A list The market to-day has been rather tua k e i n o ur Grain, and we dull far all have no matetial alteration to week's quotations. description Custornary Bushel. Wheat (7011,4 s. d. to s. d. English, 9 6 10 0 Red 9 1 9 11 Irish, White.---- 9 0 9 g - Red___, _ 6 7 P 0 Canada 11•14..../.•••••••...... 9 0 4 9 4 Foreign Barley (601 b.) For grinding---.... Oats (4,51 b.) Entilisit and Scotch 4 _9 II Welsh •••••••••000er*. Si 4 9 Foreign 4 6 4 Kihr.dried 4 9 4 --Undried 4 4 4 7, Per load of 6 ImpL btuhel. Malt, N'ew 60 0 0 46 0 Inferior —......33 0 49 0 --- Peaae ill. Qr.) 11. 4 : 01. (4,, 8w1i1ue1ie...(800110e)r............„5 ..........t Beaus. _ hs n L i 0 Engiliab - -----.....-- - ; f i 0 Irish andioTeiin,*--51 0 Per bag of 0l 2b01. 47 0 0 6 Flour, Fine .- 4 4 . 1 ....--- Yorkshire,dnel6 0 4 , 4 0 ---- Iri6h, flue ....AO 0 0 0, ga 44 --- secondi---- ° 31 Barr el Flour Sw 3 P eet ..-10, 0 f . 4 0 .....—........-- Sour ........ Per load o f Ylolb. 41 0 Oatmeal, ngbabta. ti 0 0 —,—........, I rig to ............1 2 o 0 ----- (*Weed) 29 " Tare' (Imp. Qr.) per ISV.II 4 . Bran i broa d) .61'• 4 !' -----.-- i 4 0 60 6 6 IS MANC HESTER NEW SMITHFIELD.-4/ec'. o,i. Aucr to lboAntcin i g s tp a e lv o to . Jr 3 T . I 110 5,965 Sheep 402 Cattle OEM 9 0 , 0 l obs ; cl. par load of It 1 4" q. load of 12 score;e_; go lOna, !7 MATO{ 11. 12 to ?lola Cop P'et. to) 13 j e ,l 134 a CO•••••• -- 10 r 100 120 " $ 81 1 0 w i Waiter 10 If MANCHESTER. POTA I rotatoes, Ss, tkl., Os. ticl., and 10 s , ( Carrots, 91. 6d., 10s., I Is., anti 1:-Ps. pei lc and Bs . per load of 16 pet.lN ; load of It .core. --------------- - MM CHESTER 'VAR d. d. 'Ehroetla Twist, AL....-12 to 11 13 14 19 20 ult covrwisti lit .12k ISI for warp . ..-. 40.—.,141 151 So--171 Isl 150—.—..21 226 21 27 22 32 BIRTHS. t's on. On the 12th inst. the lady of All SantlP , we ° Hi . Ott W u ' On the 7th inst. at Burtough's -hill, Hendon, Lady Mazy Willis, of a sou. MARRIED. Bi r d' irgeT On Monda b the Rev. .1. Lockwood, l‘ ir ' si Croydon, to- r A . / 1 . ' Ward. Harriet Hadwen, meesnid "ilaoghtex 0. uf 11 0 .. n ar tl_ th e 11th inst. the Rev. William Gear, Di sBenting MiLlibetterer 1 k Harborough to M.. G Yo ui e jaug of Thomas Given, Esc; of the l sln A e ll e fi lsee t.eun' . lll pe neski On the 10th instant, at the Collegiate Church, Me . rio ter, t 4 the Rev. Robert Bradl ey, 11Ire. Par b Mr. John Bradbury, calio-r t enia Platt, both of Straveeways: - ___ o __ DIED.IIio 1' On the 19th April last, on board the E/phist ut t sr i tia sageln f C°lombo, Lieut. Samuel Jackson, Of the mes sdrastlpir Infantry, and D e puty Quarter -Master-General, iu till Creuiols trice, nephew to Randle Jackson, Esq. This lose 106 . ac ct o young O ffi cer so far distinguished himself in nearly the firstt., pj • with th e pi e d ete es, as to receive by name the thanks of the ~-"' o f mender-in-Chief of the Forces at Madras, and afterward° th°l'll the Governor ' Om . I in Del • • ' of t l ' e On the 6th jnst., aged 63, Mr. Samuel Hurst, landlord tett by Blue Bell Inn, High-street .111ancheater, deservedlY t g l ec all who had the pleasure o f acquaintance. 1.11 t i. On the 4th ult. at Rome, in the '7oth year of his age , -,) t o , cellency the' Chevalier William Curtoye, 111inister Plel"P`c'ool tiary and General Agent of his Catholic Majesty at thtmeitail of Rome. . Ile ..was a native of England, born' st "- iy Rivers, in the county of ' Wilts; he left England at $ very io r to age, and was for many years employed by the Spanish Gov° in a diplomatic situation. t Cid. On the 7th inst. at Margate, Mrs. (Benham, Isle ''' ' Newport-stret, Soho. . o f f On the Stb inst. at Upper Tooting, aged 87, the wlths v Brown, Esq. of the On the 12th inst. at Dalston, Capt. JlOOO5 1104.011, igo , Hon. East India 'Company's service, son of Winian ° 11 ' s E at . Upper Bedford -place. En.litln Ou the 14th inst. at his mother's house, Nest ~..r, Philip, third son of the late J. Ralmondi, Est in h' s tit ) ) ),"P -. br P 11 il rrintea anublllicit - • No. . /lArv. _